In 1914 combat between airplanes was uncommon. They were mainly used for reconnaissance photographs or some far sighted aviators who could envision using them for bombing. Some planes had machine guns in the observers seat. In 1915 Tony Fokker, a Dutch airplane builder put in interrupter gear, permitting a machine gun to fire through the prop with more reliability. Another new weapon was poison gas. Poison gas was used to range of things including disabling chemicals to lethal agents.
Tanks were used for the time in World War One at the Battle of the Somme. They were made to deal with conditions on the Western Front. The first tank that was used was named Little Willie. Little Willie needed a crew made of 3 people, and the tank had a maximum speed of 3mph. The Zeppelin was another weapon used in the war. It was also known has a blimp. The Zeppelin was used by Germans in the early part of the war. It was used for bombing raids.
In 1914 combat between airplanes was uncommon. They were mainly used for reconnaissance photographs or some far sighted aviators who could envision using them for bombing. Some planes had machine guns in the observers seat. In 1915 Tony Fokker, a Dutch airplane builder put in interrupter gear, permitting a machine gun to fire through the prop with more reliability. Another new weapon was poison gas. Poison gas was used to range of things including disabling chemicals to lethal agents.
Tanks were used for the time in World War One at the Battle of the Somme. They were made to deal with conditions on the Western Front. The first tank that was used was named Little Willie. Little Willie needed a crew made of 3 people, and the tank had a maximum speed of 3mph. The Zeppelin was another weapon used in the war. It was also known has a blimp. The Zeppelin was used by Germans in the early part of the war. It was used for bombing raids.
This is a picture of The Zeppelin.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/weapons.htm
http://www.acepilots.com/wwi/main.html